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DAILY TELEGRAPH.
(G. W. MeCRANIE, Editor.
V. M. TELLES, Publisher and
Business Manager.
An Elopement.
1VITKESBARRE, Pa., May 27.
Antderied, six miles south, of here, is
wildly agitated over the reported elope
ment Wednesday night of Miss Hops
kins the daughter of Richard Hopkin
general manager of the Andenried Coal
Company.
She eloped with a common. Italian
laborer employed on the railroad. The
woman is twenty-one years old, hand,
some and accomplished.
A Village Entirely Destroyed.
CHICAGO, May 27.- A Milwaukee
(Wis) special to the Chicago Evening
Journal says; News has Just been
received in this city that the village
of Runkles, Wis., on the Valley Di
vision of the St. Paul road, was
totaUy destroyed by fire on Thursday
night. Among the property destroyed
was the lumber mill of Hadfield Bros.,
of this city, together with 1000 cords of
wood, Many of the settlers barely
escaped with their lives. The loss is
estimated at $35,000.
Information Wanted.
WASHINGTON, May 27,-At the re
quest of numerous interested persons
the secretary of state recently tele
graphed to United States ministers at
St. Petersburg and Teheren for in.
formation in regard to Thomas Stevens
who was arrested in Afghanistan in
his journey around the world on a
bicycle. An answer has been received
from the minister at Teheren saying
Stevens is a British subject and was
not allowed to go through Afghanis
tan and he is now on his way to Con
slantinople.
The Canadian Fisheries Question.
NEW YORK, May 27.-The Herald
this morning says: Several Irishmen
who have taken an active part in
Irish revolutionary matters, both In
,Ireland and in America, were asked
Tuesday to give a synopsis of what
was done at the conference in Boston.
First they announced that conference
was a matter of no public importance,
biut on being assured that their news
would not be made public, they became
more communicative and said : ,"The
pbssible action of the American govern
ment on the fisheries, said one gen
tleman, had been discussed by the
delegates for the past ten years. The
physical force party has been directing
its energies to fornfing a purely mill
tory organization, which in the event
of England getting into a difficulty
abroad would be utilized to harass her
at a moment's notice. Should this
g vernment get in trouble with En
gland we can furnish at a moment's
notice 30,000 Irishmen to move on
Canada. Now York is our greatest
recruiting centre. Next comes Chica
go; then St. Louis, Boston, Roch
cheater, Philadelphia, Detroit, Cincin
nati and lPittsburg, not to mention
other cities. All these places were repre
sented at the Boston conference. At
that conference the opinion was that
the American government if left to it
self would back down on the fishery
question, but the sentiment of America
was so strong that the government
would have to push matters strenu
ously. The delegates said they had
felt the pulse of the people in their re
spective cities and the feeling was
strong against allowing the English to
bulldoze the Amnerican government.
The meeting was Informed that seve
ral Irish merchants in our ranks had
agreed to furnish enough money to fit
our vessel. "The Ireland's Hope,"
which was fitted about twenty years
ago and sent to Ireland with officers
and arms, was mentioned, and the Bos
ton delegate said we could do 'much
better now and send a more formida
ble vessel to fight In Canadian waters.
A proposition was made to fit out a
fishing vessel and dare the English
Canadians to Interfere. It was'thought
that a crisis could be prccipitated in
this way. The proposition was not
adopted and there was a disposition to
lay it over, for there is to be another
meeting shortly, but not in Boston.
Several members said it would be a
good idea to make the imperial gov
ernment show its hand. If the Eng
lish did not think Canada worth fight
ing about the Canadians would be left
to themselves and then would follow
annexation to the United States, for
there is a strong annexation feeling in
Canada,
The Maxwell=-Preller Case.
ST. LouIs, May 27.-Long before
the time for opening the proceedings
of the Criminal Court arrived yester
day morning crowds of men and
women anxious to hear the opening of
the defense In the Maxwell case and
the testimony of the defendant, had
congregated at the Four Courts. All
of the space around the door of the
criminal room was occupied; the cor
ridors and passage ways were packed
with curious would-be spectators and
there were many standing on the steps
and sidewalks who were unable to
gain entrance even into the building.
Deputies appeared at 9 o'clock and
with difficulty forced their way
through the throng and opened' the
doors. A rush for seats and standing
room followed and the wildest disor
der prevailed for a time. All who
were at las to eater did Eo but there wts
a large majority forced to remain out
side, every available foot of space tLe,
ing occupied within. Immediately
after opening of court the judge order
ed all doors closed and locked and no
one, not even officers of the court, be
allowed to enter or leave tLe room.
Mr. Fountleroy, for defense, after
the roptine business of the court had
been concluded, arose and commenced
has opening address to the jury. lie
stated that he wished to impress tlhum
with t a fact that no one knew how
Preller came to his death except the
defendant, and he proposed to disclose
to the jury all the circumstances atten
ding it. After stating the manner in
which Prellor and the defendant be.
came acquainted and the closeness of
their friendship thereafter, he stated
the defense Intended to prove that Mr.
Preller was suffering from a stricture
and the defendant foolishly undertook
to remove it. The defendant was
unwilling to perform the operation
alone, but Preller did not wish the
nature of his ailment to be known and
insisted that Maxwell should perform
it. To lessen the pain he admin
istered chloroform, but in too large a
quantity, and death resulted, lIe cut
the clothes from his friends' body and
attempted to resuscitate him, but
failed. LIe said the dlefenlse would
prove that Preller knew Mexweir fad
no money and had promised 10 pmy
his expenses to Aukland. Robbeg
therefore, could not have been a uaot
tive for causing,. his friend's 4elst,
which was at any rate aceidental, The
remainder of Mr. Fauntleroyg' speeo
was devoted to an etplanation "fý hb2
client's action after the death of F-rue
ler and assigning reasons therefor, all
of which was contained in MalxWetti
confession a few days age. Maywell
was then placed on the stand.
lie showed little evidence of fehling,
although there was some degres of
nervousness both In his face had
hands, There was a rustle through
the courtroom and Judge Van WaCgo
nor in a brief speech demanded 4he
lute quiet in the audience. The wit
ness then in reply to questions of Mr.
Fauntleroy stated as follows:
My full name is Hugh M. Brook,
I am 25 years old, was born In Hyd-p,
England ; I commenced to study lvth
Mr. Brown as Stockport, near 8"e,
in 1878, and remained there four yegas'
I am a lawyer by protesslon. I ilve
also studied medicine and surgery, at
the Collegiate school at Mandhewer,
but I am not yet a licensed physiLohl,
I first met C. Arthur Preller at the
Northwestern hotel, at Liverpool ýut
did not get acquainted until I met the
steamer Cepholonia. I also met Mr.
Warren on the steamer. Mr. Preler
and I were both Englishmen coming
to a strange country and our acqua lt
ance ripened into a warm friendsip.
We talked much about our. plans sad
"purposes for the future and our a
quaintance and friendship contin d
after our arrival.
TIhe Doom Pronounced Upon an Old
Sailor--His Interesting Career.
N Ew OtLEmANH, May, 27.-Tuesday
afternoon Daniel Dougherty, "the olf
Muan who was convicted on the 19th
inst. of the murder of Mary Ann Hes
ey, was brought up before Judge
Baier for sentence. He tottered ngi
to the bar with feeble step, and whep
asked if he had anything to say why,
scn'ence of death should not be passed
upon him exclaimed;
"I swear to God and to you, Judge,'
that I don't know anything about it.
The man Iierron, who is now at Baton
Rouge, knows that Mary Davine did
commit the murder. I don't know
anything about it."
Judge Baker then sentenced him to
be hanged on such day as the governor
of the State should designate. Dough
ertry was then remanded and return.
ed to the sheriff's olffice, where he sat
on the bench outside the dock brood
ing upon the fatal words uttered by
the Judge. le was completely un
ncrved and was much dejected. He
had given up all hopes, he said, and
would prepare to die. He reiterated
his protestations of innocence, and
claimed that he had taken the woman
Mary Aun Hlealey out of the streets
to keep house for him while he was
suffi'rsng with a sore foot. He said
that he was 73 years of age and was
born in Ireland. In 1830 he came to
the United States and enlisted in the
navy. Iie served in the Cyanne, Le
vaut and Ohio United States mensof
war, and was under Com. Issaac Hull
in the Mediterranean.;
1Ic was on board the Ohio when
that vcssel and the Cyanne passed
through th St!raiits of Gibraltar with
S.bte ab* that tie a m , ,
n tasn, o asaS nbe1 csm
muteol la E IU . dt
satlorb. In 1841 " he
for 4 l1iqq4tedi.
in the Od
reglmu aen ta t
mae, be wasr to ts b e 0II
federate ggoabot 34
served aUDt the Wil
tgheth was t be W
io the Yas R tie. e'l.e
tuneasem to he as '-al
Ine returnel Uto tu i
d sl Or6 Mn wasddptnd P dr 'at '
commenced work a
Igog, etc. Se
grlaable h11 agd
gety head °IE:(
utr t ryso
sn. awl In a
der. a IQrters. W r sA
commathatlon of ,.
vendi withthe od e sn .gs,
Governor.s or swt'm !e 
N. Y. Ot, Paint Waudil e 4
From all idalcathli t '
Oil Company b sab eastetT
ble territory s roe th of
the annual eouvsapl p at
seed Orasher's A ot S
on May 6. Tl'he rIets oa
last week's "eM oa the ltLo
wrnaiog the ppap l ote el,
have tlppe obeen ta r it8wet
are atheriaed to steyts a better
puras.ses bey the
lnclade the Union {t, oeA efr
New Orlesans and onri uihms
ville, 8. C., OI.I[1!4, 00 o wbi *lsi.
Oil Mill, and the Lee Oil Wfrks of
Natchez, imes.. The Maphyl  mn.
Oil Works, Is also said to hew arld
out, but the report is aot Doi AmM.at
headquarters. We are IdufoCespeomn
the South that negottatlos ala. low
pending with the MafgIles Os pad
soap Works of New (Olr geealei
Rouge, (Li.) Oil Work ,to seJat ,
(Ten.) Oil Mill, of which Mr. J. W.
Allison, the ex-president of the (rash
or's Association Is owne, and the
Hope Oil Mill of Memphbt, owned by
Mr. J. C, ohnseon, the newly elected
president of the Assooation. This
shows a desire on the part of the
crushers to combine their latuegts
and elevate the industry to a better
basis. What effect the present devel,
opments will have on the Industry tn
the future, is yet a matter of speeala
tion, but the fact that the American
Oil Company now controls upwards of
fifty mills and that the work of con
centration is still progressing, may
cause a radical change in the manger
of conducting business. With im.
proved processes, cheapened labor en
larged seed facilities, reduced expenses
in marketing all the varleus products
and manufActuring on a large scale,
the company could afford to sellat low
prices and thus compete with substli.
tutes as well as to meet prices on the
territory of foreign manufacturers,
and insure a larger consumption of
American cotton seed products. The
problem often discussed about how to
remedy the existing diffcultles which
prevent a profitable return from the
investment, will then seceive a praetL
cal solulion.